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Rougé

Coordinates: 47°47′01″N 1°26′49″W / 47.7836°N 1.4469°W / 47.7836; -1.4469
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Rougé
Commune
Coat of arms of Rougé
Location of Rougé
Map
Rougé is located in France
Rougé
Rougé
Rougé is located in Pays de la Loire
Rougé
Rougé
Coordinates: 47°47′01″N 1°26′49″W / 47.7836°N 1.4469°W / 47.7836; -1.4469
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonChâteaubriant
IntercommunalityChâteaubriant-Derval
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Duclos[1]
Area
1
56.32 km2 (21.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,146
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44146 /44660
Elevation39–109 m (128–358 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rougé (French pronunciation: [ʁuʒe] ; Breton: Ruzieg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, near Rennes.

The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means the red place, in reference to the high iron-composition of the ground.[citation needed]

Geography

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The river Chère forms small part of the commune's southern border.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,000—    
1821 2,404+0.66%
1846 2,603+0.32%
1872 2,813+0.30%
1901 2,665−0.19%
1926 2,357−0.49%
1946 2,229−0.28%
1962 2,011−0.64%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,995−0.13%
1975 1,982−0.09%
1982 2,055+0.52%
1990 2,167+0.67%
1999 2,143−0.12%
2007 2,280+0.78%
2012 2,232−0.42%
2017 2,230−0.02%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rougé, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

See also

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